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VIDEO: Clippers owner pleased with team performance on and off the ice

NANAIMO - With the Clippers coming off a three game winning streak and battling for first place in the BCHL's Coastal Division, team owner Wes Mussio couldn't be happier.This despite the fact the BCHL...

Dec 13, 2021

COVID-19 relief cash to support events flows to Nanaimo area

NANAIMO - Numerous events on the mid Island have gotten a financial boost from a provincial Covid-19 recovery program.$240,000 for mid Island specific events between July 1, 2021 and Sept. 30 2022 wer...

Dec 13, 2021

Man dies following single-vehicle crash on Trans Canada Hwy south of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A serious crash occurred on the Trans Canada Hwy. south of Nanaimo Monday claimed the life of a driver. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the driver, a male in his 60's from the Nanaimo area, was decla...

Ian Holmes Dec 13, 2021

Prolific offender jailed for 'extremely dangerous' Qualicum Beach crime spree

NANAIMO - An erratic driver who rolled a stolen truck after entering oncoming Inland Island Hwy. traffic has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars.Sheldon James Johanson, 32, pleaded guilty to three...

Dec 13, 2021

Clippers score four straight to beat Bulldogs 5-2

NANAIMO - The Clippers are on a three game winning streak after a 5-2 victory over Alberni Valley.After Sean Donaldson opened the scoring for the Clippers the Bulldogs tallied twice to take a 2-1 lead...

Dec 12, 2021

Late night shooting in south Nanaimo sends one person to hospital

NANAIMO - Police responded to reports of shots fired in front of a home on View St. in south Nanaimo late Saturday night.When officers arrived on scene around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 11., they foun...

Dec 12, 2021

Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...

Dec 12, 2021

Clippers win seventh straight over the Kings 5-4

POWELL RIVER - A spirited contest between the Clippers and Kings ended 5-4 in Nanaimo's favour.It was the Kings who started well building up a 2-0 first period lead.Soon after Jake Hewitt was assessed...

Dec 12, 2021

Clippers win shootout thriller 3-2 over Coquitlam

NANAIMO - The Clippers snapped a two game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Express.The two teams scored six seconds apart in the first period with Arlo Merritt and Nanaimo's Sean Donaldson ex...

Dec 10, 2021

Nanaimo NightOwls flying towards first West Coast League baseball season

NANAIMO - The NightOwls are hard at work on preparations for the 2022 West Coast League season.Getting ready for a late may start includes building the team on the field and building the brand off of ...

Dec 10, 2021